Why would anyone ever pay for a V8 conversion?
02-16-2010, 10:20 AM
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Why would anyone ever pay for a V8 conversion?
FM has had several buyers for their "all new parts" V8 conversions at $29,999 + an NB. The question is why when you can pitch the same check and pick this up for the same $29,900?
Only 7K miles.
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02-16-2010, 11:39 AM
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Anybody who spends $30k on a V8 swap in a Miata is an idiot anyway. It can be done for 1/4 that. FM might make good stuff, but they are damn proud of their parts.
The price I have come up with is $7500-$8000 using a swap kit from either FM or BossFrog, an LS1, trans, diff, new clutch, associated exhaust and other hardware. So $8,000>>>$30,000
The price I have come up with is $7500-$8000 using a swap kit from either FM or BossFrog, an LS1, trans, diff, new clutch, associated exhaust and other hardware. So $8,000>>>$30,000
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02-16-2010, 12:13 PM
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Even though the odometer is rolled back, a blue and white GTS has been my dream car since i was 10 which is when it came out for me. That car is damn sexy, and would have one over a v8 anything anyday. I can't say i have seen a gts that low, but i frequently see RT/10's in that price range.
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02-16-2010, 12:36 PM
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Even though the odometer is rolled back, a blue and white GTS has been my dream car since i was 10 which is when it came out for me. That car is damn sexy, and would have one over a v8 anything anyday. I can't say i have seen a gts that low, but i frequently see RT/10's in that price range.
So, what you're saying is that you'd take this:
over this:
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02-16-2010, 02:30 PM
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for someone who has no idea about cars... 30k might not seem so bad, a brand new miata costs that anyway.... so why not buy a good shell and end up with a brand new fast and reliable one.
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